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Question 828478: find three consecutive even integerss such that the square of the largest exceeds the sum of the squares of the other two by 12
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
n is an integer, greater than zero.
Three even integers may be 2n, 2n+2, 2n+4.









The meaningful solution for n is
The three even consecutive integers are 4, 6, and 8.

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